barked
Example Sentences
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A pit bull barked, but no one seemed to be home.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Around her, people snored, babies cried and dogs barked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
So when, at the first eat-in, at the Sands that February, the children defaulted to ordering hamburgers, Duncan barked to the waiters: “No, they do not want hamburgers. They want steak and lobster.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
“There was no quieting him,” Eleni, 62, said, noting the dog barked relentlessly for several minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
Even when the king of the sea lions barked at her to come and fish or snuggle down at night with her sea lion family, Selkie stayed close to Nim.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
